Mark Kinsler: The dead shall be raised

6:30 AM,
Apr. 15, 2013

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Mark Kinsler

Late last September I was finishing up what I hoped would be the season's final session with Lazarus the Miracle Lawn Mower, progressing nicely along the tree-lawn in front of the house. when matters were decided for me. Lazarus quit, and the reason he quit was that no gas was being fed into his scarred little cylinder. And the reason that no gas was being fed into his scarred little cylinder was that his gas tank had fallen off onto the sidewalk, taking his little carburetor along with it.

So I was indeed done for the season. I loaded the entrails of Lazarus onto his mower deck and rolled the unwieldy ...